JOHANNESBURG: England captain Joe Root on Thursday was looking forward to the prospect of two of the world’s fastest bowlers operating on a pace-friendly pitch in the fourth and final Test against South Africa, starting at the Wanderers on Friday. Root said Jofra Archer had bowled with ‘good pace’ in practice on Wednesday after recovering […]
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LAHORE: If Pakistan are to hold on to top spot in the world Twenty20 rankings, they cannot afford any slip-ups against Bangladesh in the three-match series which gets underway here at the Gaddafi Stadium from Friday. Only a clean sweep of the visitors in the latest series that will show that the country is safe […]
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Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box. Finally, on her sixth try, after one hour of action, she had managed to convert a break […]
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Pakistan on Friday won the first Twenty20 International against Bangladesh by five wickets in Lahore, courtesy of a superb half-century by veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik. The hosts, who were chasing a target of 142 runs set by Bangladesh, reached their goal with three balls to spare in the first contest of a three-match series. Player […]
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LONDON: Financial firms in Britain should be ready in case no trade agreement is struck with the European Union by December, a senior UK regulator said on Thursday. Britain leaves the EU next week, followed by a “business as usual” transition that ends in December. Britain and the EU will formally begin trade talks in […]
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KARACHI: Outflow of profits and dividends from the country during the first half of current fiscal year increased by 10 per cent despite lower outflows from the foreign portfolio investment. The outflow during July-Dec FY20 was $836 million compared to $759.5m in the same period last fiscal year. However, portfolio investment outflows fell to $93m […]
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KARACHI: The future of Datsun car project hangs in the balance as Ghandhara Nissan Ltd (GNL) has not received any road map from Nissan Motor Company Ltd (NMCL) regarding localisation of parts. In the project progress report filed to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, GNL said the company together with NMCL has invested […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government and the country’s big businesses entered into a serious tug of war over electricity tariff that has increased by almost 35 per cent on average over the past 18 months. Pakistan Business Council — an alliance of about 82 of the largest Pakistani business houses claiming about 18 per cent share in […]
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ISLAMABAD: Confirming economic slowdown due to stabilisation programme, the government on Thursday said the operations of local refineries had slowed down because of high production of residual fuel oil (RFO) and the international ban on its use for bunkering with effect from Dec 31, 2019. In a statement, the petroleum division said that because of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Major opposition parties on Thursday termed the Transparency International (TI) report on corruption and state of democracy in Pakistan a “charge-sheet” against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government, saying the report had “badly exposed” the tall claims of Prime Minister Imran Khan about his government’s actions against corruption. Quoting TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which […]
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